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Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on February 17, 2010 a news release:
Rubio admitted he "would have accepted the stimulus money."
Mostly True
By Lukas Pleva • March 16, 2010
Virginia Foxx
Virginia Foxx
stated on March 9, 2010 a speech on the House floor:
"The economy began its nose dive when Democrats took control of Congress in January 2007."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2010
Charlie Justice
Charlie Justice
stated on December 18, 2009 a news release:
"The Florida Legislature raised taxes and fees by almost $2 billion" in the 2009 session.
True
By Lee Logan • March 8, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on February 25, 2010 a statement at the health care summit:
The health care bill will "create 4 million jobs, 400,000 jobs almost immediately."
Half-True
By Catharine Richert • March 8, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on March 2, 2010 a speech:
"There's almost 1 million Texans who are unemployed and that's an all-time record number in our state."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 7, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on March 4, 2010 a speech:
"Debt has almost doubled in Austin under Gov. Perry."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 4, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on February 20, 2010 a statement on his Web site:
Florida "has the second-highest foreclosure rate in the nation."
Mostly True
By Lukas Pleva • March 2, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 8, 2010 a TV advertisement.:
"I vetoed more than $3 billion in spending. Lawmakers and I cut taxes for 40,000 small businesses. Now Texas is No. 1 in job creation. The nation’s five best housing markets are right here in Texas. We balanced five state budgets and we cut state spending."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 25, 2010
Farouk Shami
Farouk Shami
stated on February 9, 2010 a press release:
"Mayor White has major stake in Barnett Shale production company."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 22, 2010
Farouk Shami
Farouk Shami
stated on February 8, 2010 a debate:
"My opponent... lost 43,000 jobs in Houston since he took over; we are losing jobs."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 18, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on February 2, 2010 a questionnaire :
"As Houston's mayor, I helped our area lead the nation in job growth."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 18, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 17, 2010 an address at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building:
"So far, the Recovery Act is responsible for the jobs of about 2 million Americans who would otherwise be unemployed. ... [And] the Recovery Act is on track to save or create another 1.5 million jobs in 2010."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 18, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on February 11, 2010 a press release:
Despite touting the economic stimulus as a great triumph, "The very same report, however, notes that unemployment will average 10 percent for the rest of the year."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • February 12, 2010
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart
stated on February 3, 2010 an interview with Bill O'Reilly:
One-third of the economic stimulus package was tax cuts.
Mostly True
By Catharine Richert • February 10, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on February 6, 2010 a speech to members of the Tea Party:
Vice President Joe Biden's meeting "with the transparency and accountability board . . . was closed to the public."
False
By Catharine Richert • February 9, 2010
Farouk Shami
Farouk Shami
stated on February 8, 2010 a debate.:
Houston is "the third-most toxic city in the United States of America."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 9, 2010
Debra Medina
Debra Medina
stated on January 29, 2010 a Republican gubernatorial debate:
"The governor’s not taking his own fiscal advice. ... In the first fiscal quarter of this year, we’ve seen a 13.5 percent increase in spending, double-digit spending out of the executive branch in the State of Texas."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 8, 2010
Judd Gregg
Judd Gregg
stated on February 2, 2010 a Senate budget hearing:
"The law is very clear! 'The monies recouped from the TARP shall be paid into the general fund of the treasury for the reduction of the public debt.'"
True
By Catharine Richert • February 5, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 2, 2010 a town meeting in New Hampshire:
Some Republicans who voted against the stimulus "have been all too happy to claim credit for Recovery Act projects and the jobs those projects have produced. They come to the ribbon cuttings."
True
By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2010
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on January 27, 2010 an article on his Web site RonPaul.com:
"The money supply has doubled in the last year."
Mostly False
By Lukas Pleva • February 5, 2010
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